newby sorry long winded

inherited would be ok but i figured i would just take over my moms payments and give her a break from it financially till i pay some things off then buy it outright, till then i will do/pay the up keep and repairing , I know I got a ways to go to get it to the level i would like to see but i do realize its 14 yo , right now I really want it road worthy as good as i can get it , for the most part it is ok ,i am sure i could turn it into a career if not careful( i tend to over do things) but i at least like things mechanically sound, one less worry, i like to tinker with things when i dont have too, more than when I HAVE too, my location is in the coastal plain area of Ga,so the beaches of Ga , SC, FL are really close, but jeeze does it ever get HOT here in the summer, the mountains will be sounding reeeal good here in a few weeks , i feel that the Fall season is really when the South shines, got the state fairs, fall colors especially in the mountains, shoot i am ready to skip the summer and go to the fall, thanks for the encouraging comments